Bribery A bribe occurs when something of value is conferred on a public official in exchange for a promise of official action (or inaction). Asking for official favors by a briber, asking for a bribe ...

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In 2008, when I served as a deputy superintendent at the California Department of Education, two district superintendents approached me with a simple ask: permission to innovate. They had a plan to ...

For the concerned citizen on the go, a new iPhone app can help keep users on the right side of the law. Cal Codes, released Monday, combines "the complete California State Penal code, Vehicle Code and ...

Ramona Morales, who turns 80 in May, technically has a criminal record. Her offense? One of her renters kept chickens. "Beautiful chickens. Beautiful roosters they were," Morales says walking in the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PARADISE, Calif. — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from ...